If the proposal had been approved, it would have amended Section 10(1) of Article VII of the Wisconsin Constitution to allow judges to assume "nonjudicial office[s] of public trust" if they vacated their judicial office during the term for which they were elected.

Election results

Text of measure

The language that appeared on the ballot:

Eligibility of judges for nonjudicial office. Shall section 10 (1) of article VII of the constitution be amended to permit a judge to assume a nonjudicial office of public trust after vacating the judicial office during that term of office?[1]

Constitutional changes

[Article VII] Section 10 (1) No justice of the supreme court or judge of any court of record shall hold any other office of public trust, except a judicial office, during the term for which elected. No person shall be eligible to the office of judge who shall not, at the time of election or appointment, be a qualified elector within the jurisdiction for which chosen.[1]